2023
Novel engineered B lymphocytes targeting islet-specific T cells inhibit the development of type 1 diabetes in non-obese diabetic Scid mice
Chen D, Kakabadse D, Fishman S, Weinstein-Marom H, Davies J, Boldison J, Thayer T, Wen L, Gross G, Wong F. Novel engineered B lymphocytes targeting islet-specific T cells inhibit the development of type 1 diabetes in non-obese diabetic Scid mice. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1227133. PMID: 37731505, PMCID: PMC10507356, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1227133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-specific CD8Islet-specific T cellsT cellsAutoimmune diabetesB cellsSCID miceMouse modelB lymphocytesNon-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse modelRegulatory B cell functionsProtective cell typesAntigen-specific CD4Pathogenic T cellsT cell cytotoxicityAntigen-presenting cellsCo-transfer experimentsDiabetic mouse modelDiabetic SCID miceType 1 diabetesAntigen-specific cellsB cell functionNovel therapeutic approachesMHC II moleculesSplenic B cellsPD-1
2002
Analysis of structure and function relationships of an autoantigenic peptide of insulin bound to H-2Kd that stimulates CD8 T cells in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Wong F, Moustakas A, Wen L, Papadopoulos G, Janeway C. Analysis of structure and function relationships of an autoantigenic peptide of insulin bound to H-2Kd that stimulates CD8 T cells in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 5551-5556. PMID: 11943852, PMCID: PMC122807, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.072037299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantigensCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DivisionCell LineChromium RadioisotopesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Dose-Response Relationship, DrugH-2 AntigensInsulinInterferon-gammaMiceMice, Inbred NODModels, MolecularPeptidesProtein BindingReceptor, InsulinStructure-Activity RelationshipTime FactorsConceptsT cellsCD8 T cell clonesInsulin-dependent diabetes mellitusInduction of CD8CD8 T cellsPathogenic T cellsT cell clonesT cell stimulationSmall glycine residueMHC-peptide complexesDiabetes mellitusAutoantigenic peptidesH-2KdCell clonesGlutamate residuesHydrophobic residuesGlycine residueReceptor interaction sitesCell stimulationFunctional assaysInteraction sitesFunction relationshipsPeptide substitutionProductive interactionHeavy chain